The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-06
TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL.
weather-Crop Bulletin for the Week End-
ing July 2.

Ing July =.
WASHINGTON, July The following is
the weekly weather-crop bulletin issued
by the Signal Office to-day for the week
ending July 2, 1887:
Temperature-During the week ending
July 2, 1887, the weather has been slightly
warmer than usual in the Northern States,
the average daily excess being generally
less than %, while throughout the South
ern States it was cooler than usual, the
average daily temperature ranging from 8
to 70 below the normal. Throughout the
cotton belt during the week the daily
average was about 80 cooler than usual.
The average daily temperature for the
season from January 1 to July 2, 1887,
differs less than L from the normal in all
agricultural districts, except in the South
ern States, where the thermal excess pre-
viously reported in the cotton region has
been slightly reduced and the deficiency
on the South Atlantic coast slightly aug
mented.
Rain-fall-During the week the rainfall
has been slightly in excess in the greater
portion Of the cotton region, and generally
from the Mississippi River westward over
the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains.
Large excuses for the week, ranging from
three to ten inches, are reported from
Southern Georgia, and thence westward to
the Mississippi Valley from the GultSta
northward to Wisconsin and Minnesota
thus ending the drought previously existing
in portions of the Upper Mississippi VAL
ley. Heavy rains are reported this morn
ing from the States OF the Mississippi Val
ley, and are indicated tor the cotton re-
gion, and the corn, TOBACCO and
wheat regions west of the Allie
ghenies. From Michigan and the Ohio
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there was less rain than usual for the week,
the deficiency amounting to about one
inch. The large deficiency in rainfall for
the season from January to July 2, over
the cotton region, is largely the result of a
deficiency of rainfall during the inter
and early spring months. Considered with
reference to the months OF May aud June,
the rainfall in.the greater portion of the
cotton region amounted to from 20 to 90
per cent. of the average amount OF rainfall
for that period. During the same months
less than 90 per cent. of the average amount
of rainfall occurred in the Lower Ohio
Valley, Indiana, Illinois. Southern Wis
consin, Iowa and Southeast Minnesota.
Rains which have occurred during the past
week, and which continue this morning
are timely, and will probably improve the
condition of the staple crops.
General Remarks-Reports from the cot
ton region indicate that the weather dur
ing the past week, owing to the abundant
and well-distributed showers, has been
favorable to cotton, although its growth
may have been slightly retarded by cool
weather. The weather has been favorable
for harvesting of wheat and hay from the
lake region and the Ohio Valley eastward
to the Atlantic coast. while in the Missouri
and Mississippi Valleys showers have de-
layed harvesting in those sections. TIE
weather has been especially favorable in
he corn region. and the recent rains have
extended over the greater portion of the
corn belt. Excellent growing weather is
reported from New EDglhnd and the Mid.
Ole Atlantic States, where a large hay crop
has been secured.